Bean Bush Trio Seeds (LG)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Item #7302

LARGE PACKET

58 days. The snap bean (or green bean) is
eaten pod and all, and is one of those
vegetables like tomatoes that tastes
significantly better when grown at
home rather than bought at the
grocery store. The three varieties in this
packet are bush type beans, which
means that they require no staking,
and produce most of their crop over a
1 - 2 week period. Successive sowings
every 1 - 2 weeks will ensure summer
long harvest of fresh, colorful beans.
Blue Lake 274 is an old-time favorite,
noted for excellent flavor and texture,
fresh or frozen. Cherokee Wax is a
vigorous plant producing bright yellow
pods. Purple Queen has glossy deep
purple pods which turn forest green
when cooked. Recipe inside.

Days to Emerge:10 days

Seed Depth:1”

Seed Spacing:
2 seeds every 4” to 6”

Row Spacing:
3’-4'

Thinning:
When 1” tall, thin to 1 every 4”-6”

This
packet sows three to four 10-foot rows.

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED.
1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when
temperatures are warm. To produce beans all season,
sow a new crop every 7 - 14 days up to 60 days
before first fall frost. NOTE: In very hot summer areas,
sow in March for June harvest, and August for late
September harvest.

When to start inside: Not recommended.

Harvesting: Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod
“snaps” or breaks in half cleanly. This is when seeds have just
begun to form and the pods are 4" - 8" long. Hold stem with
one hand, and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling
off branches which may continue to produce. At season’s end,
plants are great compost material, if not diseased.